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Cash rent for irrigated cropland: Kent County, Delaware
The average cash rent farmers paid per acre for irrigated cropland, from USDA's yearly cash rents survey.
Up to dateYearly. States at the end of July, counties in August. Last published Aug 21, 2026. Next expected August 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Kent County, 2017
$150 an acre
Down 3.2% from $155 in 2016
Delaware, 2026
$197 an acre
Up 4.2% from $189 in 2025
United States, 2026
$244 an acre
Unchanged from $244 in 2025
Kent CountyDelawareUnited States
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What the numbers say
- In 2017, Kent County's rent was the same as the Delaware average and 0.7 times the US average.
- It is the highest of the 3 Delaware counties NASS published for 2017.
- From 2016 to 2017 it fell 3.2%, from $155 to $150 an acre.
- Gaps are years with no separate Kent figure: NASS ran no county survey in 2015 or 2018, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 it combined Kent into "other counties", and NASS had no figure available in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019 and 2020. Nothing is filled in.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Kent County | Delaware | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Combined into "other counties" | $197 | $244 |
| 2025 | Combined into "other counties" | $189 | $244 |
| 2024 | Combined into "other counties" | $185 | $245 |
| 2023 | Combined into "other counties" | $183 | $237 |
| 2022 | Combined into "other counties" | $174 | $227 |
| 2021 | Combined into "other counties" | $166 | $217 |
| 2020 | Not available | $151 | $216 |
| 2019 | Not available | $161 | $220 |
| 2018 | No county survey that year | No figure | $215 |
| 2017 | $150 | $145 | $212 |
| 2016 | $155 | $150 | $206 |
| 2015 | No county survey that year | No figure | $209 |
| 2014 | Not available | $133 | $208 |
| 2013 | Not available | $130 | $202 |
| 2012 | Not available | $111 | $187 |
| 2011 | Not available | $104 | $171 |
| 2010 | Not available | $90 | No figure |
| 2009 | Not available | $96 | No figure |
| 2008 | Not available | $95 | No figure |
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Every Delaware county, 2025
Darker shading means a higher figure.
- All published values (1 county)
- Not published separately (2 counties, $188 an acre combined)
NASS combined Kent County and Sussex County into "other counties", so they have no figure of their own.
Kent: not published separately.
| Rank | County | Figure (dollars an acre) | Precision (CV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Castle County | $225 | 7.7% |
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Cash Rents Survey. County estimates released Aug 21, 2026; state and US estimates released Jul 31, 2026. Quick Stats item "RENT, CASH, CROPLAND, IRRIGATED - EXPENSE, MEASURED IN $ / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
NASS asks farm operators what they pay in cash rent per acre, separately for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland and pasture. State figures come out at the end of July; county figures follow in August. When too few farms in a county answer, NASS combines that county with others and publishes one "other counties" figure, so some counties have no figure of their own.